July 31, 2009

Maid Brigade Saluting Veterans With Franchise Giveaway

Entrepreneur.com: With its military-sounding name, perhaps it’s no surprise that Maid Brigade has always been supportive of the nation’s armed forces. The residential-cleaning franchisor is a longtime member of VetFran, and in recent years has partnered with the non-profit Operation Homefront to provide free housecleaning to military families in need. But now the company is […]

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SONIC Drive-In In Birch Run Dishes Up Its First Meals

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MLive.com: In-line skates on and breakfast at the ready, staffers at Birch Run’s new SONIC Drive-In restaurant served up their first meals at 7 a.m. today. The restaurant at 8560 Main is Michigan’s fifth. Until today, the nearest to mid-Michigan was on South Miller in Flint Township. The SONIC has 28 drive-in stalls where you

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Florida Chicken Concept Certified ‘Green’

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QSR magazine: Chick-N-Grill, a four-unit fast casual chain in southern Florida, became the first Hispanic-owned chain in the U.S. to be dubbed a Certified Green Restaurant by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA). “Going green is something that we’ve always wanted to do,” says Al Salas, CEO of Koning Restaurants International, the parent company of Chick-N-Grill.

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Navigating The Franchising Process: A Primer For Minority Franchisees

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Franchising World: It is important to understand that to assist minority candidates in searching and obtaining financing, there are similarities to doing the same for non-minority candidates on the surface as you peel away the components of the stages of securing the financing, there are differences to be noted and explained. The process of obtaining

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